I Am Not PMSing

You ask me why I'm always so damn angry;

let me tell you.

A friend of mine was raped.

My Muslim ex-hallmate was denied entry

to this country for his education;

my cousin was harassed in the workplace

and her abuser took the corner office.

Salma Hayek is slut-shamed for a scene

Harvey Weinstein made her shoot;

a transwoman was found dead in her apartment

with her head in the toilet;

Philando Castile was shot.

After all of this, if you are not angry,

I firmly believe you are part of the problem.